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| Reference style | Her Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Alternative style | Sheikha |
Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa is a Bahraini politician and former government minister.
| Styles of Sheikha Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa | |
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| Reference style | Her Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Alternative style | Sheikha |
Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa is a Bahraini politician and former government minister.
Sheika Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa was appointed Minister of Information in Bahrain in 2009; she was the first woman to become the Information Minister in Bahrain. [1] She is the Chairperson of the Board of the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage and the former President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities. [2] [3] She served as the Minister of Culture of Bahrain. In 2014 in the Forbes Middle East list of most powerful Arab women she was listed as number six. [4] She visited the February 2014 and proposed plans to renovate it. [5] As the culture minister she has worked to encourage artists in Bahrain. [6] Her daughter, Hala bint Mohammed Al Khalifa, became Bahrain's Director General of Culture and Arts. [7]
In the World Monuments Fund’s 50th Anniversary on 21 October 2015 in New York City, Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa was awarded the Watch Award for her role in preserving the monuments and culture of Bahrain. [8] In 2017 she was made the Special Ambassador of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). [9]
In 2020, Sheika Mai was nominated by the Government of Bahrain as Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization. [10] In January 2021, incumbent Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili won the election at the 113th session of the Executive Council. [11]
In 2023, Sheika Mai was dismissed from her position as the President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities. [12] According to the Middle East Eye and Doha News, she refused to shake hands with the Israeli ambassador to Bahrain. Following this event, which happened in the United States ambassador Steve C. Bondy’s residence, the King ordered her removal from office. [13]
Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa is King of Bahrain since 14 February 2002, after ruling as Emir of Bahrain from 6 March 1999. He is the son of Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the previous and first emir. The country has been ruled by the Al Khalifa dynasty since 1783.
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa was a Bahraini royal and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Bahrain from 10 January 1970 until his death in 2020. He took office over a year before Bahrain's independence on 15 August 1971. He was the longest-serving prime minister in the world. Under the 2002 Constitution he lost some of his powers, with the King now having the authority to appoint and dismiss ministers.
Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum was an Emirati royal and politician who served as the second vice president, first and third prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and as the ruler of Dubai. He was prime minister from 1971 to 1979 and from 1990 to 2006, he served as the ruler of Dubai from 1990 to 2006. He was succeeded after his death by his brother Sheikh Mohammed as Ruler of Dubai.
Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa was a Bahraini royal who served as the first Emir of Bahrain from 1961 until his death in 1999.
The House of Khalifa is the ruling family of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Al Khalifas profess Sunni Islam and belong to the Anizah tribe. Some members of this tribe joined the Utub alliance which migrated from Najd in central Arabia to Kuwait, then ruled all of Qatar, more specifically Al Zubarah, which they built and ruled over before settling in Bahrain in the early 17th century. The current head of the family is Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, who became the Emir of Bahrain in 1999 and proclaimed himself King of Bahrain in 2002, in fact becoming a constitutional monarch.
Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, was the ruler of Bahrain from 20 February 1942 until his death in 1961. His title was Hakim of Bahrain. He was succeeded by his son Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa in December 1961.
Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa is a lawyer and diplomat from Bahrain. As ambassador to France 1999-2004 she became Bahrain's first ever female ambassador. She is one of the first women to practice law in Bahrain, and the third ever woman to preside at the UN General Assembly.
Munira Fakhro is a Bahraini academic and was a candidate in Bahrain's 2006 general election for the opposition Waad.
Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa is the first wife and consort of the king of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. She is the mother of Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
Houda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo served as the Bahraini Ambassador to the United States from 2008 to 2013. She was appointed to the position by decree of Foreign Affairs Minister Khaled Ben Ahmad Al-Khalifa. Nonoo is the first Jew, and third woman, to be appointed ambassador of Bahrain. She is also the first Jewish ambassador of any Middle Eastern Arab country, and the first female Bahraini ambassador to the United States.
Shaikha Hala bint D'aij Al Khalifa was the former wife of Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, until 2005. Hala was the youngest daughter of D'aij bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the Assistant Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Finance & National Economy. She was the Honorary President of the Information Centre for Women & Children, and Chair of the Bahrain Society for Mental Retardation.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Bahrain:
Abdullah bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa is the second son of the present King of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah, and his first wife, Sabika bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa.
Shaikha Dheya bint Ebrahim Al Khalifa Her Highness is a Member of the Royal Family of the Kingdom of Bahrain
The modern Bahraini art movement emerged in the 1950s, with the establishment of an Arts and Literature club in 1952. The club served as an umbrella group for professional and amateur artists, musicians, and actors in Bahrain. In 1956, the first art exhibition was held in the Bahraini capital, Manama. Expressionism and surrealism, as well as calligraphic art are the popular forms of art in the country. Abstract expressionism has gained popularity in recent decades.
Fatima bint Mohammed Al Balooshi is the Minister of Social Development and was the former acting Minister of Health of Bahrain.
Sheikha Dana Al Khalifa is a Bahraini fashion blogger, businesswoman, and lawyer. She is a member of Bahrain's royal family, the House of Khalifa.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Isa bin Ali Al Khalifa was a Bahraini politician, Cabinet Minister, and judge.
Shaikh Abdullah bin Rashid Al Khalifa is the Bahraini ambassador to the United States.
Hala bint Mohammed Al Khalifa is a Bahraini politician and artist who became Bahrain's Director General of the Culture and Arts. She was educated in Fine Art in Boston and in London and she lectured at the University of Bahrain.
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